Bestowal

//bɪˈstəʊ.əl// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of bestowing. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    the act of conferring an honor or presenting a gift wordnet
  3. 3
    a gift that is bestowed or conferred wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
bestowmentconfermentconferralaccommodationaccordanceaccordance

Etymology

From bestow + -al.

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